he wanted a shortbox 3/4 ton diesel and GM does not make such a thing.
If you're talking about standard cab pickups, I don't know if I've seen a
short box 3/4 ton of any make. I know that there are plenty of 3/4 ton Ford
and Dodge diesels out there in club cab and crew cab configurations.
hi!
getting onto a motorcycle for an 80 mile commute to try to save
money isn't a good justification, and probably not the best idea.
if you *want* a motorcycle, that's great, but others have already
shared the numbers on what it costs to operate a motorcycle that's large
enough to be
I didn't see one decent weld on the whole tube
frame. Those guys are practicing engineers today. Scary!
As a rule, engineers don't tend to do the welding on the
products they design professionally. We have people for that!
I have personally made some of the worst welds I've ever seen.
But I
hi!
most peoples regular working hours would put their commute before or
after the hottest parts of the day, and it's not difficult to dress
properly in dry heat to stay comfortable. (i've spent plenty of weeks
touring in various deserts, and been able to be comfortable enough in
full
I think the obvious was overlooked, Johnson admits adding super seal to
the air con system and being a professional in the auto business would
know that the reason that super seal has to be put in is that there is a
fault/leak in the A/C system. Johnson told the Hodges that the car was
in
If it is an restoration it must be an older one because there is paint
missing in the boot and that code plate looks very tired, also the
woodwork on the dash does not seem to line up, which may indicate the
use of cheap components.
Nowhere near concourse...yet
Hendrik
with no
Since it's not shuting down I might suspect the vacuum shut-off valve. Not
something an amateur (if that's what he is) should change it without some
direction. Then again it may be the line between the ign sw and the shutoff
valve. --
Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 91 300D)
www.youroil.net for
Since it's not shutting down I might suspect the vacuum shut-off
valve. Not
something an amateur (if that's what he is) should change it without
some
direction. Then again it may be the line between the ign sw and the
shutoff
valve. --
I have yet to have a bad shutoff actuator, though
Hi Jim,
I guess it's the luck of the draw - my shutoff actuator failed on my 78
240D - easy enough to check though.
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Hi Reid, (also my grandson's name)
When a diesel will not shut down there's usually 2 possibilities - the
vacuum line from the ign switch to the rear of the injection pump where it
attaches to the vacuum shutoff actuator and the vacuum shutoff valve
itself., If you have a vacuum leak in
Yes, that is my point exactly. Design engineers that don't
understand materials and processes and fabrication procedures are bound to
a. over build, wasting time and materials
b. make costly or deadly mistakes
c get lucky or be on a team of people with the materials, process and
fabrication
Hendrik, I agree with you. I noticed the Super Seal, etc., right away, too.
Yep, Johnson knew the car had an A/C problem.
Wilton
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Dwight wrote: Yes, this is the Mercedes model for which I lust in my heart. A
pagoda. I wouldn't care if it were 230sl, 250sl, or 280sl. You should go for
it-enough of this Buick business.
I would love to have that car, but it is not a daily driver. It would be a
third car just for
RLE wrote: Also, I wouldn't go to any Doctor who is known as Boo.
I wouldn't either. My stepmother's first husband is known as Woo He's a
stockbroker.
Donald H. Snook
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Loren Faeth wrote: Down boy! Careful, this is a 99k odometer. Get a real
history or look at it up close an personal. A real 99k 280SL taken care of
will have a nice patina and not need restored Might be ok, but might not.
Look at back issues of the Star for similar pagoda SLs. That is a
Wilton Strickland wrote:
Hendrik, I agree with you. I noticed the Super Seal, etc., right away, too.
Yep, Johnson knew the car had an A/C problem.
And that was something the trial judge took into consideration.
The appellate ruling was that the case should have been thrown out
summarily. I
Can anyone with a W123 300D let me know what connects to each of the two
separate taps on the main vacuum/brake booster line?
I suspect I have some things mis-connected on my car. Not sure if that
would account for my intermittent vacuum losses, but I'd like to have
things set up correctly,
Thanks to all, but I was misinformed by the dealer. They did NOT replace
the transmission pump, only RESEAL it. I got the car back and it runs and
shifts great. Their thinking is that since the transmission was not
slipping prior to the failure of the pump seals, then it was a safe bet it
One of them goes to the brake booster, the other goes to a series of 2
or 3 or 4-way connector(s) which goes off to everything else. It
doesn't really matter which hose goes to which connector as long as they
all fit and suck.
On that main 2-way plastic connector, I bodged up something from a
naw, regret it more
Luther wrote:
Hahaha, regretting that trade like the SDL you sold to me? :)
Luther
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wrote:
damn you
OK Don wrote:
IIRC, I got about 45 MPG on both the R69S and the R100, but that was
awhile
hahahaha, yea
Luther wrote:
So you are ok with a buyer being a dumbass and not checking EVERYTHING out on
a used car regardless of the price paid? No more caveat emptor? If this
is the case, Kaleb, I need you to pay for my transmission in the SDL.
Luther
On Wed, 14 May 2008 16:02:14
Well, they are a pack of idiots for paying that much for that car
anyway, then expecting the seller to pay for failures on a 10 year old
car is just stupid
Donald Snook wrote:
I was reading the Journal of the Kansas Bar Association today and it has
reports of recent decisions by the Kansas
HUH? Most of the 3/4 ton diesels are short box. Mine is a short box, I
wish it was a long bed
R A Bennell wrote:
Frames on most things can be repaired. I know a fellow who bought a new Chevy
truck and cut 2 feet out of the frame
because he wanted a shortbox 3/4 ton diesel and GM does not
frame cracked? On your SD? They dont have a frame per se
Bill R wrote:
Just got a call from the MN specialist who wants me to come over so he can
show me where the frame is cracked. That I was not expecting nor am I
pleased to hear that one. Any thoughts as to what if anything can be done?
Howdy,
My 78 240D has been making a strange noise. It doesn;t seem to get worse,
it;s just bothersome. Once above 15 or 20mph I hear a roar - like a large
(huge!) fan is running - when the wheel is turned even slightly to the left
the noise stops (instantly) then when straighted up the noise
HUH? Most of the 3/4 ton diesels are short box. Mine is a short box,
I
wish it was a long bed
If you get a short box, you get a long cab. They don't put
a short cab and a short box together, not that I've seen.
The wheelbase may be too short for stability or something.
-- Jim
My grandmother's doctors in practice together were Drs. Cuthoff and
Payne. (Cuthoff pronounced cut off). They would laugh about that all
the time.
--R
Donald Snook wrote:
RLE wrote: Also, I wouldn't go to any Doctor who is known as Boo.
I wouldn't either. My stepmother's first husband is
the moron buyer should not have paid that much, if they are stupid
enough to pay that much, they should have at least been smart enough to
have somebody check it out
Donald Snook wrote:
Luther wrote:
So you are ok with a buyer being a dumbass and not checking EVERYTHING out
on a used car
Update. I went over to see they guy this morning and he put it up on the
rack for me. He had driven the car and looked things over, noticing a
number of fuel and vacuum irregularities, but heard the creaking and
addressed none of them. He will not do work on a car with a cracked frame
rail.
My point is that an engineer who has a good understanding of
materials, process and manufacturing will make better decisions.
I agree, the best engineers also have some degree of
hands-on competence. I never let fear stand in my way.
Hey, it was broken before I got there! How much worse
can I
While the vac shutoff actuator is not very expensive ($30) it can be
tricky
to install. It has a arm on it that must engage a lever inside the
injection
pump. If the arm is not properly engaged the engine will run a top
speed
until it destroys itself.
It's actually a very easy test.
I thought it might be the PS Pump but when I replaced it the noise
stayed
the same.
Easy test, just take off its belts. If it didn't make a difference
then save your money and effort on a PS pump. Maybe it's your fan?
Take it off make a quick test. My guess is wheel bearing or half
shaft,
yea but still, its a 10 year old used car, the people should have had it
checked out. If they were not prepared for the issues that could arrise
with an old car, they should have bought a new car with a factory warranty.
Wilton Strickland wrote:
Hendrik, I agree with you. I noticed the Super
I suspect it would have to be on the high side of $1000 for me
to flinch too much.
If it's just cracked metal that isn't all rusty, the welding
should be fairly straightforward if it can be reached easily.
Try not to mention your top price to the guy when getting a
quote!
-- Jim
Loren Faeth wrote:
Why should shop guys have to fix or hide the errors of incompetent
engineers? Again, I am not flaming engineers, just pointing out the
weakness of many I have come across. I am myself an engineer,
although i have never wanted the P.E. ball and chain of legal
No this is a bright red regular cab shortbox 2500 HD with the diesel. Looks
stock but is not. He bought it new and
then cut it down to fit the shorter box.
Randy
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I read the decision and I think the Super Seal was put in later after the
purchasers started to complain and the
vendor had recharged the system with more freon at least once, so if I am
right, that does not really prove that he
knew the ac did not work when he sold it to them.
Randy
On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 5:23 AM, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have yet to have a bad shutoff actuator,
I had one crack on the 300D, where the plastic nipple on top meets the
body. I cut off the remainder of the nipple in place with a Dremel
wheel and epoxied on a little styrene tube of
Short cab too Kaleb. That was what he wanted. Not extended cab or crew cab.
Randy
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Don't think stability is the issue. There just are not many regular cab trucks
left. Most folks want at leas the
extended cab. We have a 1998 regular cab shortbox 4X4 F150 and I have never
been concerned about its stability. The
wheelbase must be at least that of our 1995 Toyota 4Runner.
Randy
mine is crew cab
R A Bennell wrote:
Short cab too Kaleb. That was what he wanted. Not extended cab or crew cab.
Randy
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Not to worry on that score. And I'll look pained no matter what they say.
The MB guy thinks that the only safe repair is to replace the rail in total
as it supports the front end of the car, but stopped short of saying that is
the only answer here. That needs to be decided by a welder.
BillR
Can I buy this and put it on my car myself? Assume there is not as much
to installing the complete deal with the frame already on the top. Is
this a decent deal?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=170218782228ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:ITih=007
--
Kaleb C.
Newer Mercedes bodies frames are made of high strength steel alloy. An
incompetent welder can actually do more harm than good by tempering
weakening the frame around the weld. This is why the Mercedes guy believes
the only safe repair is to replace the frame rail.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
Good to know. Thanks Tom
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Newer Mercedes bodies frames are
On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 12:10 AM, tom savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ed Booher wrote:
If it isn't too much trouble, would you mind running a VIN for me? The
VIN
is 1B4GH54R1NX225293 and should be a 91 Caravan.
Here you go:
On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 1:25 PM, Ed Booher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Awesome,
Thanks Tom. Now, does anyone know how I go about verifying there is or is
not a lien against the title of the vehicle?
---
03/03/2006 Missouri
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Warrensburg, MO
Title #PC912735
The driver's window in the POS 300E won't go up all the way because
the regulator has about an inch's worth of teeth missing. The motor
and switch are fine---the window just gets to that point and then the
gear has nothing to grab on the regulator's rack, so the motor keeps
running but the window
There is a 1991 190 E with 194,000 miles for sale near here. I don't know if I
have ever driven a 190E. They had a 2.3, correct? The seller claims 33 mpg on
the highway. That sounds pretty steep. Is it? I am 6'3 and 265. Can I fit
into one of these? I need lots of shoulder room. I
The car has some sort of engine designation on the trunk. But, I can't read it
in the picture. It might be 2.3.
Donald H. Snook
McDonald, Tinker, Skaer, Quinn Herrington, P.A.
300 West Douglas
P.O. Box 207
Wichita, Kansas 67201 0207
Tel. (316) 263-5851
This confidential message may be subject
Reading the back page of Parents magazine--There is a little rug rat
named Atticus being quoted. That said, my oldest boy went to daycare
years ago with a boy named Attila.
clay
On 14 May 2008, at 06:33, Donald Snook wrote:
Bill R. wrote: From experience with my grandkids though, as soon
I too lust after a white w113
this one will go for over 25k
clay
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On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 10:35 AM, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The car has some sort of engine designation on the trunk. But, I can't read
it in the picture. It might be 2.3.
Was there ever actually a 1.9 liter 190E? That's always bothered me.
Outside the USA? Hendrik? Jeff?
Johnson had Super Seal put in in 03, sold car to Boo in 05 is what I
understood.
Wilton
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Kaleb, I agree wholehearted about the 10-year-old car, buyer getting it
checked, etc. My only point was to agree that seller knew about the prob.
Yes, indeed, buyer needs to check it out for himself, but on the question,
Did seller know about the prob? Yep.
Wilton
You are correct Wilton. I went back and looked and it does say 2003. I had
initially thought that was part of the
ongoing efforts to restore the AC after the buyers started to complain. Now it
makes me wonder even more what was
going on. Was this the dealer's personal car? It seems odd that he
Kaleb,
That price, if you can get it for that, seems too good to be true. Good
luck.
G. M. Brown
Brevard, NC
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I bet this will set someone here a-droolin'. I seem to remember that
gasser 114/115s have a bad rap for USA emissions complications. Is
this one old enough that it wouldn't be an issue? Does it have the
heinous impossible-to-tune dual
I had all those thoughts about 03 to 05 also, Randy.
Wilton
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You are correct Wilton. I went back
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Has anyone ever replaced a trunk seal on a 300SD?
If so, any advice and/or tips for doing so would be appreciated.
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You sure it's leaking, and not the rear window or the tail lamps?
Generally, rain just runs around the trunk opening and down the back
corners, and the seal is there to keep dust out.
JPEnglish wrote:
Has anyone ever replaced a trunk seal on a 300SD?
If so, any advice and/or tips for doing
Is there something wrong with the hood or was he too stupid to close it before
taking the photo?
Randy
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Yes, the reason he lost money on the car was that he drove it for 2 or 3
years. I usually lose money on a vehicle
if I buy it and drive it for years and then re-sell it too.
Randy
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WHY does every ad for a diesel suggest bio-diesel I assume when they say
that they are suggesting garbage oil
so it will be cheap ( and will ruin what was a nice car ). If someone suggested
they planned to do that to my poor
old MB, I wouldn't sell it to them. I would want someone who
R A Bennell wrote:
WHY does every ad for a diesel suggest bio-diesel I assume when
they say that they are suggesting garbage oil so it will be cheap (
and will ruin what was a nice car ). If someone suggested they
planned to do that to my poor old MB, I wouldn't sell it to them. I
would
So Dwight and I have been talking and I want to give a shot at brazing a new
head onto the key but I'm a little worried about warping the key with heat.
Does anybody have a key for a departed car that they'd be willing to part with?
Dwight suggested and I think its a nice idea of putting a
I find my 190D quite roomy, plenty of headroom and I can put the seat back so
far I can't get the clutch all the way down.
That said I think you may find the left door pillar objectionable, maybe not,
you might be back far enough that you'll be behind it.
I think 33mpg is a pipe dream but
There is a 1991 190 E with 194,000 miles for sale near here. I don't
know if I have ever driven a 190E. They had a 2.3, correct? The seller
claims
33 mpg on the highway.
My 1985 190E 2.3 which I bought new never did any better than about 28mpg.
When everything is working they are a
Was there ever actually a 1.9 liter 190E?
Sure. Germany for one. And there was even a carbureted plain-ass 190. Cloth
seats, plastic hubcap stripper.
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Thats WIERD, whats up with the console, its not original.
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
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I bet this will set someone here a-droolin'. I seem to remember that
gasser 114/115s have a bad rap for USA emissions complications. Is
this one old
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But, for under two grand, how badly can you be hurt, anyway?
Thats funny!!
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I think 33mpg is a pipe dream but others can say better on that score.
eBay mileage claims need to be ignored or adjusted downward by 20-30%.
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No, its going to get high teens low 20's
Donald Snook wrote:
The car has some sort of engine designation on the trunk. But, I can't read
it in the picture. It might be 2.3.
Donald H. Snook
McDonald, Tinker, Skaer, Quinn Herrington, P.A.
300 West Douglas
P.O. Box 207
Wichita, Kansas
No, its going to get high teens low 20's
Donald Snook wrote:
The car has some sort of engine designation on the trunk. But, I can't read
it in the picture. It might be 2.3.
Donald H. Snook
McDonald, Tinker, Skaer, Quinn Herrington, P.A.
300 West Douglas
P.O. Box 207
Wichita, Kansas
Yeah, I've done it on a 114, 123 and 126.
Here's what you need to do:
First, get the following materials:
3M General Purpose Adhesive Remover, # 08984 (quart
can)
Popsicle sticks with the ends cut straight (a pair of
diagonal pliers work well here) or piece of hardwood
shaped in a wedge narrow
No I am aware of the differences. I suggest the party placing the ad is the one
who confuses the issue (perhaps
deliberately). Biodiesel is of no real advantage to anyone unless and until
they find a cheap and easy way to make
it out of some weed that grows naturally in the ditches along the
I mentioned this at lunch today and my friend suggests silver solder rather
than brazing.
Randy
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So Dwight and I
On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 2:06 PM, R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Biodiesel is of no real advantage to anyone unless and until they find a cheap
and easy way to make
it out of some weed that grows naturally in the ditches along the highway.
It's called hemp, I think.
R A Bennell wrote:
No I am aware of the differences. I suggest the party placing the ad
is the one who confuses the issue (perhaps deliberately).
No argument from me then :)
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Yeah, I've done it on a 114, 123 and 126.
Here's
A local fellow comes in once and a while to have documents notarized. He runs a
hemp oil plant south of town. Has
struggled to get permission to export to various places due to the connection
that folks make to less legal forms
of hemp.
Might work. Plant it along the roadways where nothing else
On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 2:38 PM, R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A local fellow comes in once and a while to have documents notarized. He runs
a hemp oil plant south of town. Has
struggled to get permission to export to various places due to the connection
that folks make to less legal
Don:
I've seen a guy your size with one, he was happy. Might be a tight
fit, though, and there won't be any room in the rear seat behind you!
33 on the highway is a bit high, but maybe they improved the car by
then, all the 80's ones run more like 24-25 mpg.
Not bad cars, just smaller than
On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 3:47 PM, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not bad cars, just smaller than a 300E and more of a pain to work on.
With the significant exception of the evaporator (under the hood in the 190E)!
Alex Chamberlain
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Mine is a '93 and is a 2.3. Never make above 28mpg on premium gas. Unless
I really had a good tail wind blowing or my car is hook up to the semi and
gets good mileage. :-) Occasionally, I do get around 24 to 26. City is 18
to 20.
One thing you better check is the wiring harness. Mine is
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ZoneAlarm has found that
No, its going to get high teens low 20's
Maybe when it's terminal...
My '85 from zero miles until 49K miles over four years ownership showed me
27-28 hwy and 20-21city.
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Unless the laws have changed, a newborns birth cannot be registered in
Germany if he/she has been given an unusual name.
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Reading the back page of Parents magazine--There is a little rug rat
named Atticus being quoted.
archer wrote:
Unless the laws have changed, a newborns birth cannot be registered in
Germany if he/she has been given an unusual name.
Another interesting thing they do. If you home-school your children,
they put the children in jail. (as opposed to Commiefornia, where
they put the parents in
On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 8:34 AM, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I would love to have that car, but it is not a daily driver. It would be a
third car just for beautiful Saturdays and Sundays. I have to drive out to
Western Kansas too often. It would be sin to drive that car out to
When I went to get the car, necessitating signing a statement to the effect
that I was informed that the car was not safe to drive, the wife of the
owner [who does the front desk work] seemed surprised that I was going to
investigate having it fixed and not scrap it. I took it to the welders, and
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/681210231.html
Interesting. It's probably got the dual Zeniths,
but might not. Have to look to be sure, unless
there's a real expert to consult. It's also not
got the US-standard fog lights that 114's got.
Regarding the console, that's the same one the
I'll JB-Weld it into the blank space in the rack.
I bet that'll pop loose in a jiffy, I don't think JB has a
tremendous amount of shear strength. You'd be better served to
screw or rivet it in place, perhaps with JB to help. I don't
know if your new teeth will be sufficiently in plane to go
How about having an assistant hold the window up while you drive
rubber wedges in at the bottom of the window?
Jim Cathey wrote:
I'll JB-Weld it into the blank space in the rack.
I bet that'll pop loose in a jiffy, I don't think JB has a
tremendous amount of shear strength. You'd be
So perhaps you would be kind enough to tell us how a mechanic would pick
up that the A/C system has been filled with a sealant to make it
temporarily work? Particularly if the weather is near freezing.
End of the day the moral of the story is that the world of car
salespeople is full of crooks
Can I buy this and put it on my car myself? Assume there is not as
much
to installing the complete deal with the frame already on the top. Is
this a decent deal?
No, no, it's extremely hard. You don't want this, nothing
to see here, walk on by... :-)
I think it's a matter of two
It would take about an hour...Estimated cost about $55 - $60.
Welding is cool (hot?) s**t. Fast, cheap, and strong.
Hard not to like it!
-- Jim
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They way I read it is that the owner complained that AC was not working
well and the dealer added freon and later tried to convince them that
adding a bit of freon every know and again was normal. Then again I kept
nodding off every know and then as i read through the legal mumbo jumbo.
tried to convince them that adding a bit of freon every
now and again was normal.
It is. I believe that having to add a can's worth every few
years is within the design parameters. (Or was.) But I bet
this one leaked a whole lot more than that!
-- Jim
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